Doctor's Story of Prudence and the Soul's Shield
Dr R Eli Sanborn and Ellsworth debate the soul versus matter as Prudence in a Massachusetts village endures Roach's betrayal. Horton guards her heart while Prudence remains steadfast, later unknowingly reuniting with Horton as Roach dies, prompting Sanborn to claim the soul protected her from evil.
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Sanborn
Ellsworth
Haeckel
Times
Hilsworth
Massachusetts
Prudence
Quontokset
Hher
Miss Prudence
Horton
Roach
Boston
Misa
Fossil Winged Fish Pterolepis Donated to Princeton Museum
Princeton museum gains three fossil specimens from Dr. Johann Kiner of the University of Oslo. The Pterolepis shows winglike scales and 400 million year old armor, regarded as among the oldest complete fish fossils in the United States. The Rudstanger quarry finds.’
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Princeton Museum
Princeton Geological Museum
Johann Kiner
University of Oslo
Norway
Howell
B. F. Howell
Princeton Geology Department
Vermont
Doctor Howell
Rudstanger
Bscience Service
Notorious French Brigands The Chauffeurs In Forest
The Chauffeurs were a band of French brigands during the Reign of Terror. They infested the forest of Arges near Chartres and burned the feet of captives to make them their treasures.
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Argeres
Chartres
Coloma Town Once Flourished in California Gold Rush
A New Jersey adventurer sparked Californias first gold rush in Coloma in January 1848. The town grew to ten thousand with many hotels stores and saloons but now lies in ruin with only a bronze Marshall memorial informing of its grand past while churches schools and the jail have fallen.
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Coloma
New Jersey
James Wison Marshall
California
New York Sun
Hi Dorado County
Marshall
First Settlement in Oregon Was Astoria
The first permanent Oregon settlement formed at Astoria by Pacific Fur Company agents backed by John Jacob Astor. Canadians dominated the expedition, many of Scotch descent, who departed Montreal by canoe and traveled via the St Lawrence Hudson New York to ship Tonquin, rounded Cape Horn to Hawaii, then to the Columbia River where they built a fort named Asteria, growing into the town and city.
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Oregon
Astoria
Pacific Fur Company
Columbia River
Fur Company
John Jacob Astor
Montreal
St., Lawrence
Hudson
New York
Cape Horn
Hawaii
Asteria
Tea Time Habit Among English Folk
The piece describes English tea rituals with harsh humor. It notes an Englishman drinks a strong cup on an empty stomach each morning and uses tea as the day’s foundation. A village peasant woman recounts a tale of never letting the pot rest and refilling with every weakness.
A Merchant’s Crib Conundrum
A businessman, consumed by trade, gazes at his baby's crib and blurts out he cannot see how a crib can cost $3.49. His wife comforts him as the moment blends commerce with family. Found in the Old Colony News Letter.
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Old Colony News-Letter
Artificial Pearls From Mussels A Buddhist Trick
A Nature Magazine item explains how a Buddhist priest made pearl images by inserting a small wooden wedge between mussel shells to keep them open. Mussels open only slightly to extend the foot while feeding, breathing, and moving along river mud. The wedge permits interior work.
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Nature Magazine
Ancient Chinese Dynasties and Feudal Kingship
The article traces early Chinese political history from tribal states to a feudal system, noting the rise of the Ts'in king as emperor and listing principal dynasties: Han 206 BCE to 220 CE, T'ang 618–908, Sung 960s to 1279, Yuan 1280–1867, Ming 1368–1643, and Ch'ing 1644 to the empire’s fall and republic.
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China
Ts'in
Hwang Ti
Han
T’ang
Sung
Yuan
Early Peoples Knew of Possibilities of Iron
Dr. J Newton Friend reports that Near East peoples were early iron manufacturers with 1800 B C Hittites using iron weapons. Roman metallurgists knew iron, Virgil and Pliny describe smithing, and a Roman iron ring shows soldered ends. Cast iron appeared in Sussex around 1850.
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Near East
J. Newton Friend
Royal Institution
London
B. C
Rameses II
Egypt
Pliny
Sussex
Vanishing Heath Hen Faces Extinction and Loss to Farmers
The heath hen of Martha's Vineyard nears extinction with fewer than 100 birds remaining. It once protected crops by eating insect pests, making it as valuable to farmers as quail. Orni thologists push conservation to revive its numbers.
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New England
Louisville Courter-Journal
Central
West
Woods
Martha’s Vineyard
Middle West
Penny at Times Square Dramatizes a Penny
In a Times Square matinee crowd a penny trips along the sidewalk while crowds push by. A chubby boy clings to his mother and exclaims he sees his penny, but the mother instructs him to let it pass, warning of dirty gloves. The scene captures fleeting urban attention and a boy’s small pursuit amid city bustle.
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Times Square
New York Times
Colonial Workmanship and the Value of Traditional Design
The piece asserts Colonial architecture embodies dignity in both rich and poor homes and argues its progress was halted by later styles like Greek revival and the eighteen eighties. It contends continued development would have produced a more uniform countryside free of stylistic mix.
Mother's Orders Bring Ruth and Marjorie to Supper
In a tiny domestic scene Ruth and Marjorie plan to return home after a visit with their friend Jane. Jane's mother invites them to supper, but the girls insist they must go, except Marjorie hints they could stay if asked twice as their mother allowed.
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Ruth
Marjorie
Jane
English Woman’s Ten Names in London Divorce Case
In a London divorce court the petitioner Mrs. A B K B listed ten given names on a foolscap sheet. When asked to reveal her full name she identified Acie as the first name, and the judge accepted the unusual list as her names, noting the lengthy set of names.
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London
Acie
Bethel
Kittinger
Firth
Ishi
Helena
Golga
Pretoria
Denver Hill
Dairyman Shows Pasture Alone Isn’t Sufficient Feed
A Illinois dairyman near Elizabeth in Daviess county lost milk value last year by saving feed, illustrating that pasture alone fails to meet summer needs. Eight cows produced 5,860 pounds of milk with 242.25 pounds butterfat while eating 1,528 pounds of grain. the previous year they fed 2,006 pounds per cow.
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Dave Ehredt
Illinois
Elizabeth
Daviess County
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Clyde Nichols
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Ehredt
H. E. Jamison
Pure-Bred Sires Prove More Profitable For Cows
Charles I Bray from Colorado Agricultural College reports two Wisconsin cow testing associations comparing sire types. Daughters sired by grade bulls averaged 1448 pounds butterfat versus 230 pounds for pure-bred sires in one group, and 215 pounds for grade versus 295 pounds for pure-bred in the other. At 40 cents per pound, the pure-bred advantage yields about $32 per cow annually, $320 per ten heifer calves, and $640 over two years, with breakeven needing about 200 pounds butter per cow.
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Wisconsin
Charles I, Bray
Colorado Agricultural College
Points on keeping well on cancer awareness 1936
The article explains cancer may start from precancerous irritation and stresses early detection. It notes no cure exists, limited effectiveness of surgery and radiotherapy, and urges immediate medical investigation of any sore lump or abnormal discharge to prevent progression. It emphasizes that prevention and prompt care are crucial.
Room for Expansion in Dairying Says A Boss
Andrew Boss vice director of the Minnesota experiment station says dairying can expand moderately in favorable regions. He sees cows and production rising with population and dairy use, while some mixed cattle raisers switch to beef, helping dairymen with higher beef prices.
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Andrew Boss
Minnesota Experiment Station
Way for Better Sires Boosts Indiana Dairy Breeding
Dairy extension specialist R. D. Gahan notes Indiana farms average 4.4 cows per unit and annual milk production around 4,000 pounds, signaling room for improved breeding. Emphasis on supplying high quality pure bred bulls aims to uplift dairy conditions for small producers.
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Indiana
R. D. ‘Gahan
Due
Care of the Teeth and the Link to Health
An article from 1924 explains teeth as living, vital organs vital to digestion and nourishment. It cites ancient peoples and Egyptian mummies, noting hard foods foster stronger teeth while soft foods lead to decay, and warns neglect causes loose teeth by middle age.
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Ruffer
Valley of
The
Nile
Western Newspaper Union
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R. Eli Sanborn
Cape
Frederick R. Green
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